Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-09-07
FARM NOTES

FARM NOTES
| SFCT-RTSG DURABLE TISIBER--For
suls for buildings, for fence posts, ana
posts for grape tTellises, for many
other purposes. it is very important 70
have durable timber An eNpenslNely
PAINTED fence nailed to posts that Will
rot IN n half dozen years, Is a piece OF
extravagance and absurdlty Tor Whlcn
there should be no excuse. 1t is well
known that the same kind OF timber,
cut AT different season OF the year, VIII
in one case rot almost Immediately,
while in another 1t will be comparative
Iy. lasting. A white birch, cut In
March or April, and left exposed 10
the weather without splitting, ,'whl by
I August often be so rotten that no axe
! will be needed for dividing 1t into
stove lengths, but birch bean poles, cut
in midsummer, we have used two
seasons and then found them COM
paratiyely sound, and so tough they
| would bend almost double without
| breaking. Dr. Fisher, the successful
grape grower OF Fitchburg, has his
| stakes for trellises all sawed from
| chestnut timber, cut in July or August
/ when the trees are in full leaf. II Is
astonishing how quickly tree cut III
| midsummer and peeled will season, II
left a tew days with the leaves on 10
| pump out the sap Where the new
. growth of sprouts is Of more account
/ than the lasting qualities OF the TIM
Der, the Writer Is a better time Tor
| cutting deciduous trees, but for seoul
ing durable timber, OF first class fuel,
the summer Is the better time, provI-
ded the bark is taken off and the leaves
left on as we have indicated. We hope
| farmers and others who desire durable
| timber for any purpose whatever Will
! make the experiment this summer or
l cutting a few trees, at least, and note
/ results.
/ To one gallon of water take one and
| One-haIf pounds of salt, one-h4lL
| pound of sugar, One-fOurth ounce of
/ stltpeter, One-halt ounce OF potash.
/ Duir tie potash unless you can get
/ l.e pure article. Druggists usually
/ keep il. In this ratio the pickle can
I be increased to any quantity desired.
| Let these be boiled together until all
| the dlrt from the sugar rises to the top
aud Is SKINNED of. Then throw IL into
a tub To cool, and when cool pour il
over your beef or pork. The meat
must be well covered with pickle, and
should not be put down for at least two
DAYS after killing, during which time,
il should be slightly sprInkled with
powdered sAltpeter, which removes all
the surface blood, etc, leaving the
meal fresh and clean. some omit boil
ing the pickle and find il TO answer
well, though the operation OF boiling
purIdes the pickle by throwing of the
dirt always TO be found in salt and
sugar. II this recipe IS strictly fol-
lowed IL viii require but single tria,
TO prove tssuperlOrIty over the common
way, OF most ways, Of putting down
meat, and viii not soon be abandoned
for any other. The meat is unsur-
passed for sweetness, delIcacy, and
freshness Of color.
WALNUTs FOR FOwLs.-A LADY
correspondent writes: In all the
articles I have seen on feeding fowls,
l ave never read of any one feeding ]
them on walnut kernels. II Is 4 sPIeu- |
dld food, and all you have 10 DO is to /
break them into four pieces and let the T.
fowl pick the keTu1ls out. Ducks can 7.
oniv get t,s az; inasa loose kernels. but other I
fowls will pick the hulls clean and I
scratch them about TO find more. | /
have nv fowls SO II they hear me
strike with hammer, they run 10 get I
the waluuts. They Will leave other .
food 70 get the walnuts. also beat up 4
soft coal and mix Il with meal and feel /
the fowls. IL keeps them healthy and l
find they lay better. l have gathered .
up from ten 10 fifteen bushels OF .
walnuts from two trees, and to break
up half buShel every day for the .
fowls saves one feed of other food, and 4
l do that only when very cold; then l l
give then a good feed of corn before .
they go TO rOost-
EXCEPT Just at the time OF calving. .
when the quality of feed is as impor- /
tauU as Its quality, liberal feeding is 1
always the best policy for cows. y /
good animal VIII not accumulate fat, /
aud it is difficult to keep a tine mixer F.
IN even tOlerable condition. But if I
she eats well, as every good COW will, .
her owner may rest assured that the |
feed is returned TO him in the milkpau.
IN a form more valuable than most of
tha feed that is eaten on the farm can
possibly assume.
To pIow deepI Is one of the English
rules for coed farming. II we had
relied more entirely on maxims of
American manufacture IN farming
i, IS pretty safe TO say that this would
not be among them. For the great
American staple, Indian corn, deep
plOwing Is almost always injurious.
The soil can scarcely be too warm for
corn, and shallow plOwing keeps
warmth near the surface. II also
keeps an amount of vegetable mold
where corn roots can reach it easily
and early.
THE wriukled variety of peas are
more sweet and succulent while green
than the smooth sorts, and are less
! hardy for early sowing. Having more
water in them they are more difficult
To dry without injury to their germInat-
ing powers, 1t Is quite probable that
If carefully and quickly dried, spread
| in thin layers, the Wrinkled peas would
have much greater terminating power
| than most OF the seed bought at stores
| possess. II left III even small heaps
before being thoroughly dry the seed is
| injured.
HORSES put to hard work will almost
surely show puffy spots under the
/ harness, which Will soon make bad
/ gals If neglected. Lift the harness
and battle the spots with cold water
| when the teams rest and at evening.
| Make sure that collars, especially, dt
well and are smooth and hard.
SCOCEs can generally be checked by
shutting the SOW up and feeding dry
| corn for = few days. II pigs De large
enough 10 eat give them dry, raw iour.
or rye OF wheat whole. II too youur,
10 eat, lump OF alum the size OF A
walnut may be dissolved in a quart o.
water and teaspOOuful given morning
aud evening 20 pigs week or 50 old.
TOMATO vines will endure quite ar
amount 81 cutting and trimming, and
often renew themselves when neariy
dead. II the branches be too tn OK II